In it, you'll see tips about writing meeting minutes, developing findings statements, and issuing board decisions. You'll even learn a bit about recordkeeping.The following PDFs are not a verbatim text of any of our meetings or reports. Learn how to record action items in meeting minutes with examples and best practices. Minutes of Previous Meeting. The Board: VOTED: To approve the minutes of the last Board meeting held on May 20, 2021, in the form previously. Minutes for the meeting of the Committee on Academic Standing on May 11, 2022. I use the meeting agenda as a fill in the blank, take attendance, then use bullet points to keep shorthand notes of who said what.